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misbelief
/ ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf /
noun
- a false or unorthodox belief
Word History and Origins
Origin of misbelief1
Example Sentences
“There’s a misbelief that in order to teach early childhood math, you don’t really need to know math well,” Lauren Solarski, a consultant and coach with the Early Math Collaborative at Erikson, told the group of educators.
This misbelief likely contributed to the next two results from that survey: while majorities of liberals, moderates, and conservatives favored lesser sanctions for those convicted of non-violent crimes who posed little risk of reoffending, majorities of all three groups also opposed lesser sanctions for those convicted of violence who likewise pose little risk of reoffending.
A podcast designed to knock down misinformation — a common misbelief is that the vaccines affect fertility — plays around the base.
It’s a common misbelief that terroir is a concept singular to the French, and that no corresponding word exists in other cultures.
“There's a common misbelief among Black and Brown people – and I know this from growing up, and I've heard it, and I've listened to it – that Jewish people are just like any other white race. You mix them up with the rest of the majority, and you don't understand that they're a minority as well.”
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